Florinapolis, Brazil

Like many of the Brazilian ports, the final port had us tendering. With almost 35 minutes in the tender one way, Akis and I hemmed and hawwed about whether or not we would head out. I am quite glad that we decided to take the trip.

Once we got off the tender, we were right on the beach. There must have been over a kilometer of sand before us and people everywhere enjoying the beach.

There wasn't much in the way of shops, but you did see vendors everywhere selling some sort of BBQ meat product ~ which Akis didn't want to touch with a 10 foot pole, the Pina Colada carts where just about any alcoholic beverage was available, and the guy trying to sell bikinis ~ this one didn't make much sense to me as you would think if you were already at the beach, you would already have the bathing suit, no???


There were plenty of sights at the beach, or should I say plenty of bums. Even the lifeguards were distracted by them ~ yes, that is them looking off to their right. But it was interesting to note, no matter what your shape, age or size, everyone wore the bikini and showed more skin than folks would ever show back home. Guess this is why the boys love Brazil!

But the highlight had to be the drink ~ who could say no to rum in a freshly cut pineapple?